Sorry James you were wrong...there were at least a few comments to be made on this topic perhaps not a discussion...I have no axe to grind.... I can barely tap out inane emails let alone write anything literary..derivative or otherwise.... Are you Knuckles or little Tony? ......Jeez I hope that's not libelous..... (by implication).....
Parks3 Sent from my iPad On 13/04/2012, at 4:00 PM, "James Young" <[email protected]> wrote: > Nothing to discuss. Ray says no fan fiction. If you want to do it then feel > free to introduce yourself to his lawyer. Authors have the right under law > to say that you cannot play in their sand box. More than a few of us are > responsible for alerting him to violations too since we prefer that he > continue to write. > > > -James > > > ----- Original Message ----- From: "Parks White" <[email protected]> > To: "feistfans-l" <[email protected]> > Sent: Thursday, April 12, 2012 10:40 PM > Subject: Re: How has your writing been influenced by your fans? > > > > > Sent from my iPad > > On 13/04/2012, at 3:16 PM, LAR <[email protected]> wrote: >> >> And that, ladies an gents, is why we can't have fanfic. > > re: fanfiction....fair enough...but..... > > (from Wikipedia)... > In recent years, several prominent authors have given their blessings to > fanfiction, notably J.K. Rowling. Rowling said she was "flattered" that > people wanted to write their own stories based on her characters.[30] Naomi > Novik is another author who is supportive of fan fiction: she is a member of > the Organization for Transformative Works and began as a fan fiction writer. > Similarly, Stephenie Meyer has put links on her website to fan fiction sites > about her characters from the Twilight series.[31] > However, Anne Rice has consistently and aggressively prevented fan fiction > based on any of her characters (mostly those from her famous Interview with > the Vampire and its sequels in The Vampire Chronicles). She, along with Anne > McCaffrey and Raymond Feist, have asked to have any fiction related to their > series removed from FanFiction.Net.[30] George R.R. Martin, who was selected > by Timemagazine as one of the "2011 Time 100" and is most famous for his epic > fantasy series, A Song of Ice and Fire, is also strongly opposed to fan > fiction, believing it to be copyright infringement and a bad exercise for > aspiring writers. > Comments anyone? > > Parks3 >> >> COME ON - the dude wears a dress and sandals all day - I'm just trying to >> give him some flair. >> >> >> >> -- >> If you want to take the island, then burn your boats. With absolute >> commitment come the insights that create real victory. >> -Tony Robbins > >
